Train Trips

Welcome to Train Trips

Every time we travel some place new we wonder what’s the hotel going to be like, will we find it, where to eat, and where to park when we get there? Wouldn’t it be nice to know the answers ahead of time?

Welcome to Train Trips. These train trips can be anywhere. They leave from stations in places like Durango, Colorado; Chama, New Mexico; Canon City, Colorado; Chehalis, Washington, or Garibaldi, Oregon. Or even Union Station in Portland. They might be international. The U.K., North Africa, or perhaps as far away as Australia. If you’ve been there, someone else is thinking about it and asking all the questions above. Help them plan their trip by sharing yours.

Train Trips welcomes short reviews and helpful tips and hints on your experiences on tourist and restoration railroads or museums around the world. Hints like where and when to get tickets, where to stay, where to park, and a few good places to eat. Short is 200 to 500 words, and a couple of jpgs from the trip would whet appetites and make your point. Of course, by submitting to traintrips@orhf.org you’re giving OHRF the right to use your pictures and to edit and post your words. We will submit a copy to you before the post goes up with 48 hours to approve or ask for changes. Not comfortable as a writer? Don’t worry. It’s about the information and helping your fellow rail fans. Oh, this is 250 words.

No better place to introduce you to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation’s new feature than with one of America’s most famous train rides: the narrow gauge Durango and Silverton. We rode it in early June …Read More »

Our Mission

To provide for the preservation and public enjoyment of Portland's historic locomotives, railroad equipment, and artifacts, and to educate the public about Oregon’s rich and diverse railroad history.